Director Steve McQueen, left, congratulates Lupita Nyong'o on her win for best actress in a supporting role for "12 Years a Slave" as her brother Peter, background from left, and actors John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, look on, during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: CACJ412(Photo: John Shearer, Invision/AP)

Lupita Nyong'o arrives in the rain, well before her winning moment as best supporting actress for '12 Years a Slave.' Backstage, Nyong'o and Jared Leto (best supporting actor for 'Dallas Buyers Club') introduced each other to their respective brothers. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

Lupita Nyong’o | The supporting-actress nominee wore a light-blue silk georgette Prada gown. She even coined a new hue: “Kenyan blue.” She said, “We were inspired by Champagne bubbles because we wanted to celebrate the occasion.”
Up close, you could even see blue in her eyelashes. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Jennifer Lawrence | The best-supporting-actress nominee chose a Dior peplum gown with Neil Lane jewelry — which she wore backward as she had done the year before. “I always want to have a necklace on, and there’s more room in the back anyway,” she said. She hinted earlier that she wanted to wear a vintage Dior dress, but it “wasn’t done, so this is a beautiful Plan B,” she said. And this Dior was easier to walk in, not being a huge ballgown. “That was a big priority,” she said, despite a stumble on the red carpet. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Olivia Wilde | The actress continues to raise the style bar when it comes to dressing a baby bump. “It was my favorite,” she said, turning around to show off the back of her Valentino gown. “So classy!” Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Anna Kendrick | Not-so-basic black, indeed. Kendrick was sheer and sexy in a J.Mendel dress and Piaget bling. How did the presenter get ready? “Pre-Oscars routine is mostly Eggos and 'Law & Order SVU,'” she tweeted. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Naomi Watts | The presenter stunned in a Calvin Klein Collection by Francisco Costa gown, which showed off her flawless figure perfectly. The simple silhouette was elevated by intricate texture and a clutch and jewels by Bulgari. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Angelina Jolie | Not content to have the night’s most glam date, presenter Jolie was stunning in a gorgeous Elie Saab dress and Ferragamo shoes. Her best accessory? Brad Pitt in Tom Ford. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh | He may have left his infamous hat at home, but Williams still found a way to stand out in a sea of black tuxedos. The singer, whose song 'Happy' was nominated for best original song, donned a Lanvin tux that featured shorts in lieu of pants, inspiring an almost-instant Twitter handle dedicated to the original look. Todd Plitt, USA TODAY

Bruce Dern, daughter Laura and wife Andrea Beckett | Bruce, decked out in Martin Katz sapphire and platinum studs and cufflinks, was with daughter Laura. “It’s fun,” Laura said about the Oscar hoopla. “But it’s time to get on with it.” So what’s so great about working with Alexander Payne, you might wonder? “He gives you the opportunity to show what you’re doing but to let him find it,” said Bruce. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

Best-supporting-actress nominee Julia Roberts was in a lacy Givenchy gown with Bulgari jewelry. She chose it for “the elegance of it. This feels Oscar gorgeous.” So what about her recent choice to go blonde? “We’re a house divided — some (of her three) kids like it, some not so much.”
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Leave it to Lady Gaga to be the last big star to arrive on the red carpet. Still, she looked Oscar-ready in a strapless Versace gown and custom white satin monster platforms by Brian Atwood. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Kevin Spacey, a producer on the nominated ‘Captain Phillips,’ gave a shout-out to young Somali immigrant Barkhad Abdi, nominated for best supporting actor for his role as a pirate. “He was a limo driver (before the movie) and he took a limo here today, giving hope to limo drivers everywhere.” Todd Plitt, USA TODAY

Sheherazade Goldsmith and Alfonso Cuarón | Cuarón stepped out in a Prada tuxedo with a satin notch collar. He got ready with “my whole family at the hotel, with my kids, my friends — you know when you have a bunch of Mexicans together, it’s a little bit of chaos.” Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell | Menzel wasn’t nervous. “I’m just trying to go with the flow,” the 'Let It Go' performer told Ryan Seacrest. She wore a custom-made Vera Wang gown with a statement necklace and said that, yes, her son, Walker, had seen ‘Frozen.’ And how would she sum up her Oscars experience? “This is surreal,” she tweeted. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

“I’m so comfortable,” best-supporting-actress nominee Sally Hawkins said of her heavily embroidered and beaded silk Valentino Haute Couture Collection gown. “ I knew it when I saw it that it was the one.” She and Cate Blanchett had been joking about getting ready for the night together but it didn’t work out. “I sent her an e-mail this morning saying I wish I was with you.” Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Glenn Close stepped out in black Zac Posen. “As a girl, Walt Disney was a huge hero of mine," she said when asked about her film heroes. "Also Paul Scofield in ‘A Man for All Seasons.’” As she finished talking to USA TODAY, social butterfly Meryl Streep spotted her, ran across the carpet and gave her a big bear hug. Taking in the scene, Bette Midler doubled over in laughter. Todd Plitt, USA TODAY

Supporting-actress nominee June Squibb raved about her Tadashi Shoji Oscar attire: “Green is my favorite color, I love it, and his dresses are so comfortable I cannot tell you.” She accessorized with Swarovski’s green crystal New Power clutch. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

Penelope Cruz onstage with Robert De Niro, who went for a classic look in a Giorgio Armani black one-button tuxedo with grosgrain peak lapels a classic evening shirt and a bow tie. John Shearer, Invision/AP

Leto also used his speech to acknowledge struggles in other countries. "To all of the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight, in places like the Ukraine and Venezuela, I want to say, 'we are here,'" Leto said.

Actor Jared Leto accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role award for 'Dallas Buyers Club' onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014.(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images)

A teary Nyong'o said of her Oscar-winning supporting actress role in 12 Years a Slave, "It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's."

Cate Blanchett arrived at the Academy Awards as the heavy favorite, and eventual winner, for the best-actress Oscar for her performance in "Blue Jasmine." Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

Lupita Nyong'o arrives in the rain, well before her winning moment as best supporting actress for '12 Years a Slave.' Backstage, Nyong'o and Jared Leto (best supporting actor for 'Dallas Buyers Club') introduced each other to their respective brothers. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

Presenter, and last year's best-supporting-actress winner, Anne Hathaway speaks with best-supporting-actor winner Jared Leto moments after presenting him with the Oscar. “That was so beautiful,” she told him. “That was so great what you said about your mother.” Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

Cate Blanchett exits the stage with Daniel Day-Lewis after winning the best-actress Oscar. The two then watched the monitor backstage as Matthew McConaughey won the best-actor Oscar for "Dallas Buyers Club." Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

Kristen Anderson-Lopez celebrates with Idina Menzel as her husband, Robert Lopez, looks on after the couple won the original-song Oscar for "Let it Go" from "Frozen.""You sang the hardest song in Oscar history, and you rocked it,"Anderson-Lopez tells Menzel. "See you at the after-party. We are going to do some drinking." Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

"Things are so different now. Last time, for instance, when I was here Cate Blanchett was nominated, Meryl Streep was nominated, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated, Martin Scorsese was nominated. So different."

"Possibility number one: 12 Years A Slave wins best picture. Possibility number two: you're all racists."

Jennifer Lawrence tripped over a cone on the red carpet, reminiscent of her tumble last year as she climbed the stage to accept the Oscar. During her opening monologue, DeGeneres called out Lawrence for falling and said, "If you win tonight, I think we should bring you the Oscar."

Lawrence is a troublemaker too. She jokingly tried to steal Nyong'o's Oscar backstage.

6. Pharrell dancing with the stars

During the performance of his hit song Happy, Williams stepped off stage and danced with some stars in the front row, including N'yongo, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.

Lupita Nyong'o, left, dances with Pharrell Williams during his performance of "Happy" at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2 in Los Angeles. John Shearer, Invision/AP

"I have this crazy idea that I will order pizza," DeGeneres said, asking if anyone was hungry. "Two large, what'd you think?" DeGeneres had the pizza delivered and handed out slices to the people in the audience.

Brad Pitt, left, and Ellen DeGeneres, right, pass out pizza in the audience during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles.(Photo: John Shearer, Invision/AP)

9. Pronunciation flub

John Travolta had the job of introducing Idina Menzel, who sang Let it Go from Frozen. Unfortunately, what came out sounded more like "Adele Nazim." The song won an Oscar for best original song.

Idina Menzel performs on stage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles.(Photo: John Shearer, Invision/AP)

10. That's not Salma!

The Oscars' official Instagram account posted a picture of best screenplay presenters Penelope Cruz and Robert De Niro, but identified Cruz as "Hayek." Sorry, that's not Salma Hayek. The Instagram post was taken down, but not before tweeters pointed out the mistake.